A 2-Hour Experiential Workshop on Taking Back Your Time
Most people aren’t short on time—they’re over-committed. Between work, family, social obligations, and internal pressure to “keep up,” many of us lose touch with what we actually want our time to support. This workshop offers a grounded, practical opportunity to pause, reconnect with your values, and make intentional choices about where your time and energy are going. This is not about optimizing your schedule or doing more. It’s about taking back your time—on purpose.
What This Workshop Includes:
Mindfulness of the Body
We’ll begin with a guided mindfulness practice focused on the body and nervous system. Stress and over-commitment often show up physically before we consciously recognize them. Learning to notice these early signals helps interrupt burnout and chronic overextension.
☮️ Equanimity & Over-Commitment
Rather than trying to eliminate stress, we’ll explore equanimity—the ability to stay present and steady in the face of pressure. Participants will practice relating differently to urgency, expectations, and internalized responsibility, creating more space for choice instead of reaction.
Values Clarification
Through a simple, accessible values exercise, participants will identify what matters most to them right now. We’ll reflect on how clearly those values are—or aren’t—represented in daily commitments, with a brief reflection on long-term perspective offered as food for thought.
Calendar Audit (Bring Your Planner or Device)
This workshop is designed to be hands-on. Participants will review their actual calendars, planners, or scheduling apps to identify:
✨ Obligations versus optional commitments
✨ Energy-draining versus energy-supportive activities
✨ Patterns driven by habit, fear, or external expectations
With guidance, participants will identify at least one commitment to remove, renegotiate, or approach differently.
Scheduling What Sustains You
Self-care will be reframed as infrastructure—not a reward or luxury. Participants will intentionally schedule realistic, supportive time into their calendars during the workshop, reinforcing that sustainability requires structure.
What You’ll Take Away:
✨ A clearer understanding of how your time and energy are currently being used
✨ Greater awareness of the patterns driving over-commitment
✨ Clarity around personal values and priorities
✨ At least one concrete boundary or calendar change you can implement immediately
✨ A scheduled act of self-care already on your calendar
✨ Practical tools for making intentional choices about commitments moving forward
Who This Workshop Is For:
This workshop is well-suited for anyone who:
✩ Feels overbooked, stretched thin, or constantly “on”
✩ Struggles to say no or protect personal time
✩ Wants practical tools without pressure, shame, or perfectionism
✩ Is ready to be more intentional about how their time is spent
No prior mindfulness experience is required. Please bring your calendar, planner, or scheduling device to fully participate in the audit portion of the workshop.
Taking Back Your Time—On Purpose
For more information on Katbird, please see his teacher profile here! He teaches donation based Meditation weekly on Thursdays from 5:15-6pm.
Cost: $30
Financial Aid Available- Please stop by the front desk, call, or email kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org.
PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.
Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop:
- A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.
- If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided.
Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Kelsey at kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org
